Kazakhstan vs Lesotho: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Kazakhstan
0.5447 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Lesotho
0.5358 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Kazakhstan rank
10th
Lesotho rank
11th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0089 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 164 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 1.28 kilograms per international-$ 0.4808 kilograms per international-$ 0.8 kilograms per international-$ Kazakhstan
2000s 0.834 kilograms per international-$ 0.508 kilograms per international-$ 0.326 kilograms per international-$ Kazakhstan
2010s 0.6879 kilograms per international-$ 0.4644 kilograms per international-$ 0.2235 kilograms per international-$ Kazakhstan
2020s 0.5493 kilograms per international-$ 0.5409 kilograms per international-$ 0.0083 kilograms per international-$ Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Kazakhstan or Lesotho?
Kazakhstan, at 0.5447 kilograms per international-$ against 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Kazakhstan and Lesotho?
0.0089 kilograms per international-$, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lesotho?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Kazakhstan and Lesotho rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Kazakhstan ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 11th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).